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‘Opposition was expected to be medium to heavy flak with possible fighter opposition.’

‘They were sending volley after volley of flack at the bombers.’

‘During the bomb run, a piece of flak the size of a small baseball came through the radar set and struck the Lieutenant in the stomach.’

‘We went down to St. Vith and when I looked down all I saw was fire, smoke, and flak going in all directions.’

‘This was the time when jaw and stomach muscles tensed awaiting enemy action either by flak or fighter.’

‘As we left the English coast, a hail of flak went up from a ship in mid-Channel right where we were headed.’

‘The mission went well except for some inaccurate flak which didn't cause too much concern.’

‘On one mission Harry and his crew were hit by anti-aircraft flak.’

‘I did not see any enemy aircraft on the mission, just a lot of flak over Holland.’

‘The crew could hear metallic pattering on their plane as the run in continued through heavier flak.’

1.1Strong criticism.

‘you must be strong enough to take the flak if things go wrong’

‘We conservatives often take a lot of flak for being overly critical of the liberal viewpoint.’

‘It's the women who are at the forefront of all the bloodshed, it's the women who have to carry the can and take the flak.’

‘Right now, the school board is reviewing the program, which has gotten flack from many students at Westminster who complain that it insults their integrity to assume they'd need to be paid to speak up.’

‘It wouldn't be the first time the industry was made to pick up the tab and take the flak for flawed political policies.’